Agenda and draft minutes

Employment and Appointments Committee - Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023 1.00 pm

Venue: Room 1.5, Keynsham Civic Centre

Contact: Democratic Services Email: (democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk) 

Items
No. Item

1.

Declaration of Interest under the Localism Act 2011

Members who consider that they have an interest to declare are asked to state:

a)    The item number in which they have an interest;

b)    The nature of the interest, and;

c)     Whether the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, non-disclosable pecuniary interest or non-pecuniary interest.

 

Any Member who is unsure about the above should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer prior to the meeting in order to expedite matters at the meeting itself.

2.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Committee is requested to consider and agree a resolution, having been duly proposed and seconded by Committee members under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, that the press and public be excluded during the remainder of the meeting on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure to them of exempt information of the following description:

 

·       Information relating to any individual

·       Information which is likely to reveal the identity of any individual

3.

Confidential Staffing Matter

Report attached.

4.

Minutes of the Meeting

To authorise the Chair of the meeting to agree the accuracy and sign the Minutes as a correct record following circulation to the members of the Committee.

Minutes:

The West of England Combined Authority Mayor opened the meeting reconvened from Friday 28 April, which had been rescheduled to the 2 May 2023 upon being determined to be inquorate.

 

The Mayor was advised that the meeting was again inquorate.  The three Unitary Authorities having advised that none of the three Unitary Authorities were able to send ether their nominated representative or one of the two nominated substitutes appointed by each authority.

 

The Mayor was advised that in the light of the impending local elections in two of the councils the next possible date for the meeting would be following the Combined Authority AGM on the 16 June.

 

The Mayor expressed his concern at the inevitable delay that would result and the  possible detriment to the interests of the Combined Authority that would result and closed the meeting.